School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 416,190 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin stood at 416,190. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin peaked at 416,190 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 108,202, in 1974.
That places Benin 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,141 | 108,202 | 154,570 | 10 |
| 1980s | 207,003 | 127,786 | 253,069 | 10 |
| 1990s | 274,158 | 212,554 | 316,037 | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,552 | 230,600 | 288,284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,237 | 296,974 | 382,456 | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,797 | 392,017 | 416,190 | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin was 416,190 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 416,190 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,202 in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release